Tom's Tramping Troupe - Production & Contact Info

Tom's Tramping Troupe (1917)
Short | Short, Comedy

Tom's Tramping Troupe (1917)

Short | Short, Comedy

The tramping troupers arrive at Punkville Centre, and put up at the boarding house, which is run by the strong-minded landlady and her henpecked husband, Phil. He is maid-of-all-work, and she takes the money. He is much attracted by the ...See moreThe tramping troupers arrive at Punkville Centre, and put up at the boarding house, which is run by the strong-minded landlady and her henpecked husband, Phil. He is maid-of-all-work, and she takes the money. He is much attracted by the actress who plays Little Eva, and Merta is jealous. That night they are to give a performance of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Phil is head cook and bottle-washer at the theater too, and has to be property man, curtain man, stage manager, ticket taker and everything else but actor. It is he who brings on the soap boxes which do duty as cakes of ice in the river. It is he who barks like hounds on the trail, and who has to shove on the cardboard dogs which pursue Eliza. He has to hurry aloft to drop snow on the sad scene. Little Eva appears fascinatingly gowned in a short fluffy frock and a big hair ribbon. Phil can't resist her, and neglects his manifold duties to talk to her. She begins to play tag with him, and chases him into the midst of Uncle Tom's most touching scene. Merta gets wild. She leaves the audience and is about to jump over the footlights to get after Phil. It is time for Eva to die, but she is way up above the stage, eating candy with Phil. Merta jumps on the stage, and hunts for Phil. She interferes considerably with the action, but when Eva cannot be found, the actor who played Eliza grabs Merta, puts a nightgown over her head, and tells her to so on and die. Legree tries to give her the words, but she is struck with stage fright. She is yanked up into heaven, where she promptly discovers Eva and Phil. In their surprise the men let her fall, and she clutches Phil. They land on the stage together, while Eva laughs at them. This is too much. The audience gives chase and the Tramping Troupe is run out of town. See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Merta Sterling The Boarding House Lady The Boarding House Lady See fewer	Paid to Love (1927)
Phil Dunham The Boarding House Lady's Hen-Pecked Husband The Boarding House Lady's Hen-Pecked Husband See fewer	I'll Name the Murderer (1936)
Lucille Hutton Little Eva Little Eva See fewer	The Winner (1926)
Harry Lorraine Uncle Tom Uncle Tom See fewer	Wireless (1915)
Charles Inslee Simon Legree Simon Legree See fewer	Adventures of Tarzan (1921)